HESI VOCAB: R-V

Question 1

The underlying reason

Answer 1

Rationale

Question 2

to occur again

Answer 2

recur

Question 3

of or relating to the kidneys

Answer 3

renal

Question 4

inhalation and exhalation of air

Answer 4

respiration

Question 5

to limit

Answer 5

restrict

Question 6

to hold or keep

Answer 6

retain

Question 7

calm and tranquil

Answer 7

serene

Question 8

condition

Answer 8

status

Question 9

under the tongue

Answer 9

sublingual

Question 10

to take in addition to or to complete

Answer 10

supplement

Question 11

to stop or subdue

Answer 11

suppress

Question 12

being equal or the same in size, shape, and relative position

Answer 12

symmetrical

Question 13

an indication of a problem

Answer 13

symptoms

Question 14

group of symptoms that when occurring together, reflect a specific disease pr disorder

Answer 14

syndrome

Question 15

of or relating to the treatment of a disease or a disorder

Answer 15

therapeutic

Question 16

causing harm, poisonous

Answer 16

toxic

Question 17

crossing through the skin

Answer 17

transdermal

Question 18

transfer such as of disease, from one person to another

Answer 18

transmission

Question 19

injury, wound

Answer 19

trauma

Question 20

process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients according to the severity of a patient’s condition and the likelihood of benefits from the treatment

Answer 20

triage

Question 21

being or seeming to be everywhere at once

Answer 21

ubiquitous

Question 22

excrete or expel urine

Answer 22

urinate

Question 23

of or relating to blood vessels

Answer 23

vascular

Question 24

spoken, using words

Answer 24

verbal

Question 25

extremely harmful and severe

Answer 25

virulent

Question 26

microscopic infectious agent capable of replicating only in living cells, usually causing infectious disease

Answer 26

virus

Question 27

essential

Answer 27

vital

Question 28

amount of space occupied by a fluid

Answer 28

volume